Home Alone is more than just the sum of its booby traps. Sure, watching Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), the forgotten kid from a big family, match wits with a pair of bungling burglars (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) is an endlessly satisfying revenge fantasy. But the prank war is elevated by the movie’s quieter reflections on how easily relationships fall apart and what it takes to fix them, an idea captured by Kevin’s unexpected friendship with a lonely neighbor (Roberts Blossom). Add to that a stellar Christmas soundtrack and some quotable one-liners, and “woof” — this holiday classic is anything but les incompetents. — Kelly Connolly Photo: 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection/Entertainment Weekly

We’re now in the first week of December, which means it’s socially acceptable to start watching those holiday films you love so much. Watching Christmas and holiday movies is an American institution — so far this year there have been at least three holiday releases in theaters, not to mention what’s coming to Netflix this month.

Texas’ favorite is the 1990 home invasion comedy “Home Alone,” starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. We’re in good company, as Oregon, North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois (where the film is set), Louisiana, Georgia, Florida (where part of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” is set), Washington, D.C. and Virginia.

Maybe it’s the swift carrying out of justice that has Texas’ Christmas filmgoers all holly and jolly. Or maybe it’s because this list was made with data from AMC cross-referenced with Google trends, whichever.

Other big holiday films include “Elf,” a hit in eight states; “Miracle on 34th Street;” “It’s A Wonderful Life;” “The Nightmare Before Christmas;” and, in a surprise vote, the Bill Murray comedy “Scrooged,” which apparently is a big hit in Colorado, Hawai’i, New Hampshire and Washington.